5 Taqueria-Style Recipes You Can Make at Home

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By Megan Elliott   –   Cheatsheet.com If you’re lucky, you live close to great taqueria where you can get excellent tacos, tostadas, tortas, and other Mexican favorites whenever your heart (or stomach) desires. But if not, don’t despair. There’s no need to settle for Taco Bell when you need a Mexican fix since it’s possible to re-create your […]

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Bread and Butter Pickle Slices

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6 pounds of 4 to 5-inch pickling cucumbers 8 cups thinly sliced onions (about 3 pounds) ½ cup canning salt crushed or cubed ice 4 cups vinegar (5 percent) 4 ½ cups sugar 2 tablespoons mustard seed 1 ½ tablespoons celery seed 1 tablespoon ground turmeric Preparation Wash cucumbers. Cut 1/16 inch off blossom end […]

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Recipe: Simple toppings create complex flavors

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Helena Spensatelli, Saucygirlskitchen.com (Photo: Helena Spensatelli / Saucygirlskitchen.com) I love making pizza at home. It’s really simple to make the dough yourself. This recipe is my favorite for pizza crust and flatbread (rolled extra thin), and it turns out perfect every time. However, you always have the option to buy a ready-made pizza crust, and […]

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Lacto-Fermented Green-Cherry Tomato Pickles

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By Kirsten K. Shockey   –   Mother Earth News Even the smallest garden—as in a few pots on a sunny windowsill—has a cherry tomato plant. They don’t ask for much and they give a lot. These bite-sized sweet tomatoes are the first to ripen and are therefore very exciting in late June or July when […]

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Pickle Recipes for August

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Dill pickle dip 8 ounces cream cheese 1 cup sour cream 1 tsp onion powder 1 tsp parsley 3/4 cup dill pickle spears, drained and finely chopped (about 6 spears) 5 ounces dried beef, finely chopped Combine cream cheese, sour cream and seasonings in a bowl. Beat until smooth. Stir in pickles and beef. Cover […]

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